身不由主
shēn​bù​yóu​zhǔ

involuntarily

  • created reference approved 身不由主 → 身不由己 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身不由主 shēn​bù​yóu​zhǔ

    身不由己 shēn​bù​yóu​jǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 身不由主 · shēn​bù​yóu​zhǔ · involuntarily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    身不由主

    shēn​bù​yóu​zhǔ

    involuntarily

    unable to control one's own body or actions; losing one's autonomy or physical control

    身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 不由 (literal) → 不由 · bù​yóu · can't help 主 (literal) → 主 · zhǔ · to lead

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense